It's not official but Madonna may be bringing her phenomenally
successful CD, Confessions on a Dance Floor, live to a venue near
you. To date, Confessions has sold nearly 1.29 million copies in the
United States alone. It continues to top sales charts in the UK, and
Madonna was recently recognized as the female artist with the most
number one hits in the UK. It seems almost certain that Madonna's
fan base will soon be pleading for her to finalize preparations for a
Confessions tour. How do we know Madonna may be preparing
for a tour? While not coming out and making it official, she has
made some statements that hint at the possibility.
In a recent interview, Madonna spoke about some performances
she has booked for the near future. She will be performing at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on
April 30, 2006. She said, "I am especially excited about playing
Coachella before I start my own tour." In some interviews
Madonna even talked about her vision for her next tour, some ideas
she has for its visual presentation on the stage and what the
Confessions on a Dance Floor show will represent for her.
Madonna's plans for her tour aren't specifically connected to
Confessions, but when she says things such as, "I want them (the
audience) to feel like they're inside a disco ball," it's hard to imagine
that her vision doesn't involve Confessions. Other statements like, "I
want a sound system in surround and the dancers personalities to
come out" indicates that a tour for Confessions is highly likely. So
what is all this excitement about?
Confessions, the fourteenth album/CD created by Madonna, is a
mix of anything you want it to be. It's about power and
empowerment and love and its costs. In this re-invention of
Madonna herself and the disco-era, she has come back with
possibly the best work she has ever done. There are blogs and
message boards full of comments on Confessions. "I never even
liked this woman and I have to say, this is real good stuff," one
person noted. Other comments include, "Only Madonna could bring
back disco and dance with the popularity it had in the 1970's."
It has been suggested that not only will she tour but that she will
focus, as she has in the past, on dance. Wherever Madonna goes
many others follow. She wants people to "get out of their seats" in
response to the music. She wants them to "have a good time
straight through and non-stop." Considering that one song on the
CD is a hit single and she co-wrote and co-produced Confessions
with Stuart Price, (Madonna's musical director on her 2002
Drowned World Tour and last summer's Reinvention Tour) one
may assume that Confessions on a Dance Floor will be a visually
extraordinary concert.
Madonna, of course, didn't do this all by herself. The genius forces
of musicality that worked with her on Confessions will no doubt
help her make the tour just as successful as the CD. Assistance
from artisans such as Bloosdhy and Avant (Grammy winners), the
producer of Madonna's last two albums-- Mirwais Ahmadzai, and
co-writer Henrik Jonback will bring the live version of Confessions
to the stage.
Madonna's part in producing this album comes from her fascination
with post modernism and technology. In talking about the making of
Confessions on a Dance Floor she said, "I'm trying to find the
soulfulness in technology and playing with that. I would prefer to not
have back-up singers. I would rather take my own voice and layer
it and change it and put effects on it so it sounds like a lot of
different tones and timbres."
Madonna fans know that this artist loves her craft. She is excited
about her music and passionate about bringing it to the stage. If you
haven't heard the entire CD yet, you are in for a treat. This is the
kind of CD that requires you either find a place to relax and just
listen or occupy a space where you can start moving. There is no
typical break between the songs. This music will make even those
that don't dance get up and move their feet. The Mistress of Visual
Artistry herself is the only one who can bring Confessions on a
Dance Floor to life on stage. Throughout the world of music, it is
rumored that this tour could start as soon as August or September
2006. Start getting in line for tickets!
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Madonna Confesses Dance Floor Tour May Be Coming
